Antibiotics lose their effectiveness and endanger life
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Antibiotics lose their effectiveness and therefore more people can become victims of conventional drugs, uncontrolled use of which can lead to death.
UK Chief Medical Officer Dam Sully Davis suggests that patients should reduce the intake of antibiotics that they take to treat mild catarrhal symptoms such as, for example, sore throat, ear pain, cough and sinusitis.
Excessive use of antibiotics led to the growth of resistant bacteria, that is, the human body began to resist the action of antibiotics. This can lead to the fact that even the most usual medical procedures will become a threat to the lives of patients.
"Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness at a rapid pace. This is very disturbing, but, unfortunately, irreversible. This situation is comparable to global warming, which can not be stopped, - commented Lady Davis. The situation is aggravated by the fact that new antibiotics are practically absent. "
If you do not limit the intake of antibiotics, the situation can go so far that people will die from heart surgery, according to a statement by the Health Protection Agency.
According to the microbiologist of the Health Protection Agency, Dr. McNulty, studies involving 1,770 people show that during the year 26% asked the doctor to prescribe antibiotics, 85% of them received a prescription. 32% during the last 12 months used antibiotics.
McNulty says that physicians should reduce the number of antibiotics that are prescribed, especially if the patient does not have a serious testimony to this. Odako at the same time, patients should stop pressing on the doctor, hoping that he will write out a prescription for them and with the help of antibiotics will come a quick recovery.
Physicians note that the more antibiotics a person takes, and, the more often he does it, the more resistant the next infection will be, and the more difficult it will be to fight it.
Especial concern among scientists is the resistance of E. Coli Escherichia coli, which provokes pneumonia.
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